Associations to the word «Succumb»

Wiktionary

SUCCUMB, verb. (intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
SUCCUMB, verb. (intransitive) To give up, or give in.
SUCCUMB, verb. (intransitive) To die.

Dictionary definition

SUCCUMB, verb. Consent reluctantly.
SUCCUMB, verb. Be fatally overwhelmed.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.